After school, Shi Luosheng asked his classmate Liu Zixuan to go to the west of the city to have a look. On the way, Shi Luosheng asked: "Zixuan, I remember that your eldest brother Liu Zitong was a bookkeeper in Old Man Zhou's mansion, right?" ”

Liu Zixuan was a little curious: "Yes, why did you suddenly ask this?" Do you want to go to Old Man Zhou's house to work to subsidize the family? Yesterday I heard that Aunt Shi was beaten by the eldest young master of the Yu family, is she okay now? I also want to go over to see my aunt tonight, this Yu Shaoshang's arrogance is really getting more and more arrogant day by day, he dares to beat up good people in the downtown in broad daylight, is there any royal law in his eyes? I'll take you to the police. The more Liu Zixuan spoke, the more excited he became, and he pulled Shi Luosheng to report to the official.

Shi Luosheng waved his hand and said: "It's useless, my family is poor, but Yu Zhen is the richest man in the city, and he does a lot of work on Lord Taishou's side every year, how could Lord Taishou offend him in order to help me." Besides, if Yu Shaoshang knew that I was going to report to the official, he would retaliate against my mother again. I can't go to the official, I have to use other ways to fight back, I have already thought of a way to deal with the Yu family in the morning, but I need the help of you and Brother Zitong. ”

Liu Zixuan patted his chest and said: "Who is with whom, we grew up together, your mother is my mother, if you don't plan to deal with the Yu family, I will also speak out for our mother, say, what do you need me to do?" ”

Liu Zixuan's words warmed Shi Luosheng's heart: "I'll go to your house later, and when Brother Zitong comes back, I'll talk about it together." ”

After talking, the two of them had already come to the west of the city. The west of the city is still a little more deserted than the city, and the population is not as large as in the city, but the infrastructure has been built soon, and when the next group of people move in, it will soon be lively. The land that is about to be auctioned off has also been fenced with ropes, and some residents have already started small businesses in the streets on both sides of the land.

Shi Luosheng looked at the piece of land and said: "Don't look at the city is so lively now, as long as Song Taishou is determined to develop the west of the city, the city will soon be compared." It's a new town, full of opportunities, and the merchants in the city will soon be sniffing it. As soon as the infrastructure is completed, more and more people will come over, and I heard that the Taishou Mansion will be relocated here in the future. Do you think that if the Zhou family did not win a few pieces of land in this auction, but were all taken down by the Yu family, then the gap between the Yu family and the Zhou family will only get bigger and bigger, and what else will the Zhou family compete with the Yu family. ”

Liu Zixuan also echoed: "Yes, the few rich people in our school have also bought houses in the west of the city, and they plan to move here in the next two years." ”

The two chatted as they walked along the west side of the city. After a circle, Shi Luosheng already had the bottom in his heart, and turned to Liu Zixuan and said, "Zixuan, it's almost time now, let's go back." Let's see if Brother Zitong is back, I want him to take me to meet Master Zhou, I have a way to help the Zhou family defeat the Yu family in this auction. ”

Liu Zixuan was stunned at first, and then said with great joy: "That's great, Master Zhou is a good man in Xiaocang City, and I don't want him to lose to the Yu family." "Liu Zixuan's eldest brother is the bookkeeper in the Zhou family, so he naturally favors the Zhou family, coupled with what the Yu family usually does in the city and Shi Mu being beaten by Yu Shaoshang, he doesn't want to see the Yu family win in the end.

When the two returned home, they saw Liu Zitong with an anxious face, drinking alone. Shi Luosheng knew at a glance that it was related to the land in the west of the city, so he stepped forward and asked directly: "Brother Zitong, I saw a notice in the morning, saying that the government is going to bid for the land in the west of the city, I wonder if Master Zhou will also participate in this auction?" ”

Liu Zitong was worried about this matter: "The importance of that piece of land is known to the people of the whole city, and the lord naturally wants a piece of the pie." As we all know, the main competitors of the Zhou family are the Yu family and the Huang family. The Yu family is the richest man in the city, with strong financial resources, and the Zhou family was able to compete with him for a long time in the early years, but in recent years, they have been losing in the competition with the Yu family, and now they have fallen to the same level as the Huang family. Of course, even so, if Yu Zhen does not maliciously raise the land price in this auction, the Zhou family will still be able to win two pieces of land conservatively, and if they are lucky, they may be able to win three. The situation of the Huang family and the Zhou family is similar, and the rest is in the Yu family's pocket. ”

Liu Zitong took a sip of wine and continued: "But Yu Zhen is bound to get that piece of land, I heard that he originally planned to buy the entire land, and he also looked for Song Taishou several times for this purpose, but Song Taishou did not agree. Later, Yu Zhen was forced to have no choice, so he decided to divide the land into nine parts for everyone to bid, Yu Zhen was very angry about this, and privately scolded Song Taishou for not being authentic. If the Zhou family doesn't gain in the auction this time, there will be no place for the Zhou family in this small warehouse city in a few years. ”

Shi Luosheng asked, "What about the Huang family?" What is their attitude, has Master Zhou considered uniting with the Huang family to fight against the Yu family? ”

Liu Zitong replied: "Of course I have considered this, as soon as the news came out, the master sent the eldest young master to the Huang family to explore the situation, but it is very strange, the Huang family doesn't seem to care about this matter at all, and the Huang family also said that he does not plan to participate in this land auction." ”

Shi Luosheng was a little unconvinced: "The Huang family doesn't participate in the auction? It's so abnormal. Could it be that the Huang family and the Yu family have reached any agreement in private? ”

Liu Zitong nodded and said: "The master didn't believe it when he heard that the Huang family did not participate in the auction, and he sent someone to inquire to find out that the Huang family and the Yu family had formed a family of children and daughters, and the eldest young master of the Yu family, Yu Shaoshang, was going to marry the daughter of the Huang family next month." In this auction of land in the west of the city, the two of them also discussed, and the Huang family did not participate in the auction, but lent all their silver to the Yu family. And Yu Zhen has always planned to build a commercial city in the west of the city, so he needs to photograph at least seven of the nine plots of land. For this reason, he did not hesitate to raise the price of the land, but also to prevent other businessmen from participating. In order to prevent accidents, Yu Zhen also contacted several small loan gangs in the city and asked them to bring enough money tickets to the auction site, and if there was an accident, he would borrow money from them at any time. When the old man heard the news, he fell ill, and shouted that he would also borrow some silver and come back to fight with the Yu family. ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head and said: "But you must not borrow silver, the more you borrow, the faster the Zhou family will go bankrupt, I have a way to help the Zhou family win this auction, Brother Zitong, can you take me to the Zhou Mansion to meet Master Zhou tomorrow?" ”

Liu Zi informed that Shi Luosheng had always been very intelligent, and said with great joy: "No problem, if you really have a way, the master may be able to get better as soon as he is happy." ”

The next day, Shi Luosheng asked Liu Zixuan to help him ask for leave from Shi Pre, and he and Liu Zitong went to Zhou's mansion. Zhou Yun heard Liu Zitong say last night that he would bring someone to see him today, and this person also said that he could help him win this auction.

Zhou Yun originally had a hint of expectation for this, but when he saw that Liu Zitong was only a teenager who brought in, he was a little unhappy in his heart. What is this Liu Zitong doing, can it be said that the child in front of him can help him solve the problem? Dozens of people up and down my Zhou Mansion are helpless, what can this child do?

Liu Zitong followed Zhou Yun for a long time, and he saw through Zhou Yun's mind at a glance, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, why didn't he ask Shi Luosheng in advance what the method was, in case this kid's method was unreliable, he wouldn't have brought him here.

Shi Luosheng is a smart person, and when he saw the expressions of the two, he roughly guessed their thoughts, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Boy Shi Luosheng has seen Master Zhou, and he came here today only for the auction of land in the west of the city." The merchants of Kokura Castle were led by the Yu, Zhou, and Huang families, and now the Yu and Huang families have joined forces, making it even more difficult for the Zhou family, which was already at a disadvantage, to deal with. And the development of the west of the city is related to the future of the Zhou family, the situation of the Zhou family is already precarious, and now there is only one way to reverse the situation. Everyone thinks that only the three of you are qualified to participate in this auction, but you all ignore that there is another one who is also qualified to participate, and he can not only influence the current situation, but even the future development of the west of the city, but you don't think of him at present. Shi Luosheng deliberately finished speaking in one breath, and stopped at the key position, just to arouse Zhou Yun's appetite and make him no longer despise himself.

And Zhou Yun thought that he was also a giant at the beginning, and he was so anxious that he asked a child, if this was spread out, he would not be laughed at by others. But now after listening to Shi Luosheng's words, the worries just now were also put to the back of his mind, and he asked eagerly: "Impossible, I still know how many catties and taels those merchants in Xiaocang City have, except for the three of us, no one else is qualified, how can there be a fourth person who can influence the situation?" ”

Shi Luosheng smiled, and stopped selling Guanzi: "That's why you didn't think of him, he is Song Taishou who represents the government." ”

Zhou Yun shook his head and said, "Lord Taishou only thinks about how to sell land to make money, how can he help me?" He wished that the higher the price of the land, the better. ”

Shi Luosheng said: "Of course, there are not enough benefits Song Taishou will not help the Zhou family, but the Zhou family is really broken, the Yu family is dominant, monopolizing the industry of the whole city, is this what Song Taishou is willing to see?" What's more, now the Yu family's arrogance in Kokura City is so arrogant, even Song Taishou doesn't pay attention to it, how can Lord Taishou not have any opinions in his heart, but there is no way to take him to the family for the time being. If there is a chance to make the Yu family make a mistake, I think Lord Taishou is still happy to see it. ”

Zhou Yun lowered his head and thought for a while and said, "Little brother, what you said makes sense, but even so, Lord Taishou will not clash with the Yu family head-on, how can I ask Song Taishou to help me?" ”

Shi Luosheng walked to Zhou Yun's side and told his plan. After hearing this, Zhou Yun was overjoyed, and immediately instructed his eldest son Zhou Chu and Liu Zitong to do it separately.